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# Verify an individual's address

> Submit and retrieve a Nigerian individual address verification — an async POST that returns a reference_id you poll for the agent-visited result.

<div className="dj-endpoint">
  <span className={`dj-method dj-method-post`}>POST</span>
  <code>/api/v1/kyc/address</code>
</div>

Submit a person’s name, phone and address for physical verification in Nigeria. The call is asynchronous — it returns a reference\_id you poll to collect the result once an agent has visited the address.

## Headers

| Header          | Required | Description                                         |
| --------------- | -------- | --------------------------------------------------- |
| `Authorization` | Yes      | Your app's secret key, sent as-is — *not* `Bearer`. |
| `AppId`         | Yes      | The App ID from your dashboard.                     |
| `Content-Type`  | Yes      | `application/json`                                  |

## Body parameters

| Parameter     | Type   | Required | Description                             |
| ------------- | ------ | -------- | --------------------------------------- |
| `first_name`  | string | Yes      | First name of the individual.           |
| `last_name`   | string | Yes      | Last name of the individual.            |
| `middle_name` | string | No       | Middle name of the individual.          |
| `dob`         | string | No       | Date of birth, `yyyy-mm-dd`.            |
| `gender`      | string | No       | Gender of the individual.               |
| `mobile`      | string | Yes      | Active mobile number of the individual. |
| `street`      | string | Yes      | House number and street name.           |
| `landmark`    | string | No       | Closest landmark to the street.         |
| `lga`         | string | Yes      | Local Government Area.                  |
| `state`       | string | Yes      | State.                                  |

## Response

The submit call returns an `entity` with `status: "pending"` and a `reference_id`. Store the `reference_id` — it’s how you retrieve the result.

## Fetch verification results

Poll `GET /api/v1/kyc/address` with the `reference_id` from the submit call. While the visit is outstanding the `status` stays `pending`; once complete, `data` carries the applicant details, captured location and photos, a neighbour reference and any agent comments.

| Query          | Type   | Required | Description                                     |
| -------------- | ------ | -------- | ----------------------------------------------- |
| `reference_id` | string | Yes      | The `reference_id` returned by the submit call. |

```http GET /api/v1/kyc/address theme={null}
curl "https://api.dojah.io/api/v1/kyc/address?reference_id=69e10264-4b90-64fe-b4b7-c9dddafd0241" \
  -H "Authorization: {{secret_key}}" \
  -H "AppId: {{app_id}}"
```

```json 200 — result ready theme={null}
{
  "entity": {
    "status": "pending",
    "reference_id": "69e10264-4b90-64fe-b4b7-c9dddafd0241",
    "data": {
      "applicant": {
        "first_name": "John",
        "last_name": "Musa",
        "middle_name": "Doe",
        "phone": "08012345678",
        "gender": "Male",
        "dob": "17/01/1988",
        "photo": ""
      },
      "location": "7.081273, 8.232523",
      "photos": [""],
      "neighbor": {
        "name": "Musa Garba",
        "comment": "Very friendly",
        "phone": "080987654321"
      },
      "street": "270 Murtala Muhammed Way, Alagomeji. Yaba",
      "city": "oshodi",
      "lga": "lagos mainland",
      "state": "Lagos",
      "country": "Nigeria",
      "comments": ""
    }
  }
}
```

## Errors

| Code  | Meaning                                                                                       |
| ----- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `400` | Bad request — a required field is missing or malformed.                                       |
| `401` | Unauthorized — check your key and `AppId` (no `Bearer` prefix).                               |
| `402` | Insufficient wallet balance. [Fund your wallet](/api-reference/core-concepts/wallet-billing). |
| `429` | Too many requests — back off and retry.                                                       |

<RequestExample>
  ```bash cURL theme={null}
  curl -X POST "https://api.dojah.io/api/v1/kyc/address" \
    -H "Authorization: {{secret_key}}" \
    -H "AppId: {{app_id}}" \
    -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
    -d '{
      "first_name": "John",
      "last_name": "Musa",
      "mobile": "08012345678",
      "street": "270 Murtala Muhammed Way, Yaba",
      "lga": "Lagos Mainland",
      "state": "Lagos"
    }'
  ```

  ```js Node.js theme={null}
  const res = await fetch("https://api.dojah.io/api/v1/kyc/address", {
    method: "POST",
    headers: {
      Authorization: process.env.DOJAH_SECRET_KEY,
      AppId: process.env.DOJAH_APP_ID,
      "Content-Type": "application/json",
    },
    body: JSON.stringify({
      first_name: "John",
      last_name: "Musa",
      mobile: "08012345678",
      street: "270 Murtala Muhammed Way, Yaba",
      lga: "Lagos Mainland",
      state: "Lagos"
    }),
  });
  const data = await res.json();
  ```

  ```python Python theme={null}
  import os, requests

  res = requests.post(
      "https://api.dojah.io/api/v1/kyc/address",
      headers={
          "Authorization": os.environ["DOJAH_SECRET_KEY"],
          "AppId": os.environ["DOJAH_APP_ID"],
      },
      json={
          "first_name": "John",
          "last_name": "Musa",
          "mobile": "08012345678",
          "street": "270 Murtala Muhammed Way, Yaba",
          "lga": "Lagos Mainland",
          "state": "Lagos"
      },
  )
  data = res.json()
  ```
</RequestExample>

<ResponseExample>
  ```json POST /api/v1/kyc/address theme={null}
  {
    "entity": {
      "status": "pending",
      "reference_id": "69e10264-4b90-64fe-b4b7-c9dddafd0241"
    }
  }
  ```
</ResponseExample>